Private Kristian Hansen
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1900-02-26
Place of birth: Aalborg Denmark
Next of kin: Hans Peter Hansen, father,Aalborg, Denmark
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): sailor
Address:
Aalborg, Denmark
Religion: Lutheran
Date of death:
1917-07-04
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Loos British Cemetery, XIX. E. 21.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 794251
Highest Rank:
Private
(26th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Pilckem Ridge
Images
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 562352
LAC ID:
444682
Service file: B4027-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Hans Peter Hansen, of Vester Alle, Villa Thurn, Hasseris, Aalborg, Denmark.
Info on Danish born Miramichi soldiers reviewed and corrected by LCol Gorm Martin Larsen, Danish Army, while in Kabul in Apr 2012. Thanks Gorm.
Uploader's Research notes:
Danish sailor who was recruited in Chatham and enrolled in the Canadian army in Sussex. It appears that he may have been only 16 yrs old when he enrolled (it appears that he changed his year of birth from 1900 to 1896). He had the flag and ensign of Denmark, along with the head and shoulder of a girl, tattooed on his right forearm.
Update: Kristian was only 16 when he joined the army. The CWGC records and his grave marker both note that his was 17 when he was killed.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-05-09